Photograph
Chinese Customs Officials Seizing Opium
Uniformed men gathered around a train car somewhere along the Trans-Siberian railway in China. Original caption reads: "Chinese custom officials confiscating opium from special train." |
Image ID: | 74366 |
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Creation Date: | circa 07 1917 |
Creator Name: | McCormick, Cyrus Hall, Jr. |
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Collection Name: | Cyrus H. McCormick Jr. Root Commission photographs, 1917 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | M2002-179, #131 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
Photograph is part of a scrapbook kept by Cyrus McCormick, Jr. documenting his trip to Russia as part of the Root Commission, a U.S. diplomatic mission that took place in 1917. |
Hats |
Uniforms |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Narcotics |
Railroad cars |
Railroad trains |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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